ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATION (EDGE) AND ITS SUBSIDIARY ARE INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. A PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF EDGE IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN FINANCING PACKAGES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH LOCAL BANKS, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, EDGE PREPARES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PERFORMS RESEARCH, AND CARRIES OUT A UNIFIED MARKETING PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF EDGE'S REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM GOVERNMENT GRANTS.